Published 08.17.2026

Company : Safran Job field : Purchasing Location : Bangalore , India Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Required degree : Bachelor's Degree Required experience : More than 8 years Professional status : Employees / Staff

Published 08.17.2026

Mission

- Identifies, suggests and implements the development of purchasing strategies and Supplier Performance Management under supervision of the Purchasing and Supply Chain Director

Summary of Duties (Sourcing Leader)

- Contributes to establish and formalize the SAFRAN Group India purchasing strategy and road map for each commodity in collaboration with the Purchasing Department

- Monitor market evolution and develop purchasing marketing

- Controls costs and proposes solutions to meet our competitiveness commitments and program objectives

- Identifies and evaluates new sources and suppliers in order to support the localization targets of Safran India

- Launches RFQs with identified suppliers and lead negotiations in collaboration with other commodity purchasing leaders within Safran entities

- Performs supplier selection committee in collaboration with multi-functional team

- Formalizes and contributes to establish purchasing contracts (General Terms Agreements and Price & Logistics Agreements) with new suppliers

- Manages existing contracts with current suppliers and ensures compliance with terms and conditions

Supports new product introduction by sourcing parts to relevant supplier in each commodity involved

- Assigns purchasing and scheduling duties based on business requirements

- Works proactively to optimize purchasing costs





Job Requirements

- Contract Negotiation, Knowledge on should costing and macroeconomics

Supply chain principles and tools, including performance audits

- Load/Capacity, Rate Readiness Assessment, Line of Balance Analysis, Recovery Plan Management, Business Continuity Plans

- Understanding of quality standards such as ISO/AS

Skills

- Cross-functional project management, multidisciplinary team-work.

- Negotiation and contracts

- Change management

- Positive level of written and oral English

- Master of intercultural relationships

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Qualities

- Communication and listening, sense of the field, pragmatic.

- Rigor, spirit of analysis and synthesis

- Power of persuasion

- Ability to communicate and represent the company externally

- Ability to effectively communicate and present to senior management, internal and external

Frequent domestic travel required (max 30%)

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025.

Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

📌 Sourcing Manager M-F (Bengaluru)
🏢 Safran
📍 Bengaluru